In-kind donations are welcome and appreciated. Please contact EC Week’s Executive Director to make arrangements.

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $108,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions. As a result, donors may avoid being pushed into higher income tax brackets and prevent phaseouts of other tax deductions, though there are some other limitations.

You can direct a QCD through your financial institution, or contact your account manager to assist you.

Step 1:

Contact your financial institution with the following information.

For EC Week, select:
Exceptional Citizens Week with Tax ID 33-2796192

Please provide the year-round mailing address:
EC Week
PO Box 1534
Wakefield, MA 01880

Please be sure to request for your name and address to be included along with your specification for EC Week.

Step 2:

Let us know!
So we may confirm the gift and and thank you for your generosity, please inform us of your gift by contacting our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, at accounting@ecweek.org.

A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a philanthropic giving vehicle that provides an immediate tax benefit to you, and allows you to grant funds to charities of your choice. You can recommend a DAF through your financial institution or foundation, or you can contact your fund manager to assist you.

Step 1:

Contact your Fund Manager with the following information

For EC Week, select:
Exceptional Citizens Week with Tax ID 33-2796192

Please provide the year-round mailing address:
EC Week
PO Box 1534
Wakefield, MA 01880

The grant will arrive at our mailbox with only the fund’s name and address on it, unless you request otherwise. Please be sure to request for your name and address to be included along with your specification for EC Week.

Step 2:

Let us know!
So we may confirm the gift and and thank you for your generosity, please inform us of your gift by contacting our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, at accounting@ecweek.org.

Join our donor’s club.  Making a planned gift, you will help ensure that Exceptional Citizens Week continues for generations to come.

We are proud to honor supporters who demonstrate exceptional commitment to future campers with membership in our donor’s club. Carrying forward the legacy of EC Week built by generations of volunteers.

Joining our donor’s club is a simple, powerful way to say, “One day I will give to the place that gave so much to me and mine.” You can join at any age.

To join:

Simply sign a Letter of Intent, expressing your wish to include Exceptional Citizens Week in your estate plans. We hope you will let us know when you have done this, so that we may thank you for your generosity and keep you informed of your camp’s ongoing plans and successes.

We are always happy to answer any questions and help you consider your choices. Please contact us to discuss your gift planning interests, including supporting a particular initiative or program by contacting our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, at accounting@ecweek.org.

For EC Week, designate:
Exceptional Citizens Week with Tax ID 33-2796192

Bequests
The easiest way to make a planned gift is to name Exceptional Citizens Week in your will or trust. You may specify an exact dollar amount, a percentage of or all of your residuary estate, or a particular asset (real estate, securities, insurance policies).

Retirement Assets
By naming camp as a beneficiary of all or a part of your retirement plans, your estate may be able to minimize certain income and estate taxes while increasing your impact on future campers. To name EC Week as a beneficiary, simply list the camp’s name on your beneficiary form for either a dollar amount or a percentage of the total. Contact our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, at accounting@ecweek.org.

When you give a little each month or however often you like, you create a steady source of critical funds that allows EC Week to plan further into the future. You may even find that a small monthly gift—the price of a cup of coffee or two—is so easy to make, while adding up to a substantial annual gift!

To set up an ongoing gift contact our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, at accounting@ecweek.org

Does your company support causes that are important to their employees–and sometimes even their retirees? Matching gift programs typically double the donation at the very least! We will gladly help in the process of any matching gift program your company offers. Check with your human resources or business office to find out your company’s policy, or let our Camptroller, Tom Sexton, know whom to contact with an email to accounting@ecweek.org.

Your company may wish to know:
As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with a nonprofit mission, EC Week is open to anyone, of any religion. We welcome diversity and cherish inclusion.